Gifts to the Museum of Natural History* 



May, 1902— May, 1903. 



Department of CtEOlogy. 



Geoffrey Benson. Mineralogical and geological specimens from Buncloran 



County, Donegal, Ireland. 

 Samuel Bowles. Petrilied wood from Arizona. 

 Edward Chapin. Colophonite and spinel from Franklin, N. J. 

 Dr. Walter H. Chapin. Steatite from Wilbraham, Mass. 

 John M. Hall. Copper ore from Calumet and Hecla Mine. 

 William B. Kirkham. Collection of fossils and rocks. 



William Orr. Basaltic column from Giant's Causeway, County Antrim, Ireland. 

 John Percy Stott. Arrow points from Ballymoney, Ireland. 



Department of Botany. 



Ames Estate. Century plant. 



Chelsea Jute Mills, Brooklyn, N. Y. Specimens of jute showing the different 



stages of preparation from the plant to the linished articles. 

 George S. Lewis. Collection of woods, seeds, and fibers. 

 Mrs. C. Lugene. Century plant. 



Mrs. Mary C. Sampson. Herbarium of North American ferns; and flora of the 



eastern United States. 

 J. Herbert Starr. Section of a hickory tree showing deformity. 

 Miss Josephine E. Strong. Shawl made of pineapple liber, Fayal, Azores. 

 Mrs. C. Wilson. Seeds from Bahama Islands. 



Department of Zoology. 



Gurdon Bill. Muskrat group and a collection of birds. 



Nathan D. Bill. Elk and bison groups with cases. American flamingo's nest, 



and a jaguar from the Forest Park collection. 

 .J. J. Baggs. Cobra and centipede from Canton, China. 

 Mrs. P. E. Brown. Specimens of ramie. 

 Charles A. Emery. Photograph of duck hawk's eggs. 

 Robert O. Morris. Collection of birds and mammals. 



Leon S. Smith. Skate's eggs and horseshoe crabs from Westbrook. Conn. 

 E. O. Tuttle. Flying squirrel. 



Special Collections and Gifts. 



Mrs. George Havens. Collection of coral and minerals. 



W. E. Holmes. Samples of raw silk and silk in skeins and on spools. 



Dr. J. Searle Hurlbut. Photograi)hs of southern Indians. 



Mrs. J. Searle Hurlbut. The Dr. J. Searle Hurlbut collection of Mexican curios, 



woods, shells, coins, stamps, and i)hotograiihs. 

 Eli/.aiietli II. Morton. ( oIUm tiou of minerals and miscellaneous material, 

 .lohn 11. Smith. Collection of Indian implements from the cemetery, Thompson- 



ville. Conn. 



Springfleld Republican. Set of fifty -six engravings of printing presses. 



